Death toll from September 11th, 3,103 people in this country died yesterday. The gut punch comes when you realize that Many Americans have almost gotten used to Reading Numbers like that. Actually, four days in the past week have ranked among the deadliest days in this countrys history, ever. The pearl harbor attacks that killed 2,400 people will forever be remembered and described as a day that will live in infamy, as proclaimed by fdr, and in the aftermath of September 11th, president george w. Bush asked for prayers for all of those who grieve for the children whose worlds were shattered that day. Yet today, 3,000 families wake up wondering what life looks like now, today, without their loved one beside them. And we wait for the president or really anyone to acknowledge the somber occasion in any way. No reference to the death toll or to the virus, for that matter, on Donald Trumps twitter field. Instead, tweet after tweet after tweet about the election he lost in the most secure el
Underlying economy, bad news being good news once again, with that idea for a 908 ilion dollar stimulus will back in washington, d. C. What are the fundamentals that matter, when do we have to see something positive in order to respond to it . Ofell, its the fundamentals 2021, pricing in that story later. If you are asking the stories of the fundamentals of the here and now mattering anytime soon, the data for this month, yes it matters for the policy conversation. We saw that on saturday. And meanwhile we do have other issues. Those talks in brexit are not going that well. We have that, trade concerns, harder line tactics by mike pompeo. All of these things are factoring in but are being brushed over by an incredible amount of fiscal support not only in the u. S. , but in the European Union. The deadline for the string stimulus budget deal today, there are some nations pushing back in the Eastern European block. Euro skeptics. The broader implication is that they will get something do
Election. Well get the latest from Trump Campaign attorney jenna ellis. Joe biden set to unveil a plan for the economy. Will it include canceling debt, more lockdowns . What about the green agenda items . Well have a live report from wilmington coming right up. That and so much more on making money. Charles another strong session for the stock market, folks and the underlying force is really optimism. Wall street breathed a sigh of relief when the blue wave did materialize and the assumption that the gop holds the senate. The vaccine news allowed investors looked beyond the dark winter to a springtime of renewal that begins sort of in march well see normalcy built into the market right now. The notion was reinforced on moderna, they have a vaccines 95 more effective than pfizers. As a result of the burst of optimism, weve seen money pouring into equity funds by the way is a rare occurrence, particularly domestic funds. Individual investor bullishness surged and were greeted now with bi
Bigfs, Mark Zuckerberg and dabbing jurorsy faced over scrutiny over censorships. The very latest coming up. Has dabbing is up 40 and s p higher by 8 and 3 quarters. Retail once again in focus this morning with lowes, target and tjmaxx reporting. Its a tough day. The s p down 17. Carlos goshns legal battle, i spoke with one man who helped the former nissan chairman escape from jail as he faces 90 milliondollar civil suit in japan. You will hear from him himself, carlos goshn will join me next hour with his side of the story as the man who helped carlos goshn, Michael Taylor possibly get extradited to japan. We will talk about it. Dolly parton gets it done. Maintaining Public Health all while making return to playboy, its making a buzz this morning, mornings with maria live right now. Maria lets check european markets this morning. Mixed story. Ftse 100 down 9 points, cac up 5 and dax higher by 25. Japans daily covid number case reportedly reaching 2,000 for the first time causing the ca
Im Francine Lacqua. We track the markets and policy. We look at statebystate, the difference between joe biden and donald trump to figure out what will happen overnight. What is clear is we are getting quite a lot of volatility. Volatility spurred on because there is concern there will be civil unrest if certain votes are not counted. There is concern out there in the press we could see civil unrest if the candidates of whoever does not win actually sees people go out in the streets. Stock climbing globally for a is americanbut it president ial election day so currency traders are taking the brunt off for the increased volatility. I spoke with one senior banker yesterday who said in terms of the trading floor, they will have pretty much full staff overnight to see what happens. When i asked about havens, it is difficult, he said, what would constitute a haven. A bit ofee the vix, elevation earlier on. The pound dollar. , for the moment we are looking at some of the currencies. Lets get